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What began as a place to publish indie games and then a developers blog, Tilde Asterisk (~*) has become an emerging brand. Exploring projects across software, electronics and clothing; Tilde Asterisk ~* continues to grow as a dynamic, multidisciplinary venture.
The two simple symbols: the tilde (~) and the asterisk (*), put together as ~*, they form a kind of visual name, first name, last name. It’s an alias, a pseudonym, a logogram and a signature. It’s clean and a little cryptic. Blending the precision of written language with the abstraction of visual symbolism.
Just two characters, but they say a lot.
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History
2016 — Kendo Duel
The story begins with the release of Kendo Duel, the first mobile game developed and published under what would become the Tilde Asterisk name. Built in Unity and programmed in C#, the game featured ragdoll-like physics-based sword combat. Its unpredictable and often comedic gameplay laid the foundation for a unique design style focused on physical interaction and expressive movement.
2018 — Floppy Sprinter
Floppy Sprinter followed as a ragdoll physics-based sprinting game, also released on the Google Play Store. Continuing the theme of humour and dynamic physics, it embraced chaotic motion and added another title to the growing indie game catalogue.
2020 — Tilde Asterisk Established
Tilde Asterisk took shape with the launch of TildeAsterisk.com, which became a bit of a developers log the previous games were republished under a unified brand. This marked the beginning of its public presence. Since then, ~* has undergone multiple design evolutions and creative shifts. Exploring projects across software, electronics, and clothing; Tilde Asterisk continues to grow as a dynamic, multidisciplinary venture. Always evolving, always in motion.
2022 — Physicanim ~*
Released as an open-source toolkit for the Unity Asset Store, Physicanim ~* is an advanced active ragdoll system for Unity. Designed to work seamlessly with humanoid models and Mixamo animations, it allows developers to create physics-driven procedural animation with just one click. Physicanim makes it easy to animate ragdolls and create complex, expressive characters; Merging technical flexibility with artistic control.
The Logogram ‘~*’
A logogram is a written character that represents an entire word or phrase rather than a single sound. Unlike alphabetic characters, which are phonetic, logograms convey meaning directly. The combination ~* functions as a personal logogram, a compact symbolic representation of the name Tilde Asterisk.
The Tilde ‘~’
The tilde (~) is a typographic symbol with various uses across different contexts. Its visual form, a small wave, has led it to be informally associated with variation, approximation, or informal tone in digital communication.
- In linguistics, it appears in Spanish as part of the letter “ñ,” indicating a palatal nasal sound.
- In mathematics and logic, it often denotes approximation (e.g., π ~ 3.14) or negation.
- In computing, it can represent a user’s home directory in Unix-based systems (
~/), or serve as a shorthand for backup files or temporary versions. - In programming, it may be used in expressions, bitwise operations, or pattern matching depending on the language.
The Asterisk ‘*‘
The asterisk (*) is a typographic symbol used primarily as a marker or operator. Its shape makes it one of the most widely recognized non-alphanumeric characters in modern scripts.
- In writing, it often indicates a footnote, annotation, or additional information.
- In linguistics, it can denote ungrammatical constructions or hypothetical forms.
- In mathematics, it functions in multiplication and denotes operations like convolution or the complex conjugate.
- In computing, it serves as a wildcard character, representing any number of characters in search patterns or commands.
- In programming, it can indicate pointers (in C/C++) or be used in unpacking arguments (in Python), among other functions.
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